2009 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 101 IN A NORTHERN DIRECTION DRIVING IN MY LANE AND UPON HITTING A POT HOLE MY TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHUTTERING AND SHAKING TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE EMERGENCY LANE,THEN STARTING BACK UP TO DRIVE UNTIL THE NEXT BUMP TO SEND MY TRUCK INTO A FRONT END SHAKE ATHON, AND VIOLENT SHAKING TO THE POINT OF NO ABILITY TO STEAR TRUCK, THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN TO DEALER 5 TIMES AND STILL IT DOES THE SAME THING AFTER REPLACING STABLEIZER SHOCK ABSORBER TIE ROD ENDS AND NEW FRONT SHOCKS. THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS STILL CONTINUED ON VEHICLE TO THIS DAY AND ANY BUMP ON THE ROAD CAN SET IT OFF AND THE SHAKING WILL NOT STOP UNLESS I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 (NA) DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD A TRAILER CONNECTED TO THE LATCHING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT TRAILER OPTIONS, OF WHICH THE HEAVY ELECTRICAL OVERHYDRAULICS OPTION FAILED. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE VEHICLE WAS CONNECTED TO THE TRAILER. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT WERE INOPERABLE TO THE TRAILER. THE BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT REGISTER TO THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 (NA) DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 (NA) DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT END BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 (NA) DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE TRANSMISSION EMITTED A CLICKING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE REVERSED WITH THE GEAR IN DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER CODES WERE RESET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

I WAS E/B HWY 26 AROUND MANNING, OR AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH (POSTED 55). AS I WAS PASSING A FRUIT STAND ON MY RIGHT, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE RIGHT JUMPED THE CURB AND I VEERED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE STEEL GUARD RAIL AND DROVE INTO A DROP OFF ABOUT 20 FEET BELOW THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A PILE OF 4-6" LOGS IN TALL GRASS. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE COLLISION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (SUSPENSION). AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN AN ESTIMATED TIME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.